Interview with Wolfgang Hoffman In a rare interview, a Fringe-tired Wolfgang Hoffman shares the story of Aurora Nova which brought a series of acclaimed productions to the Edinburgh Fringe in 2013. Listen to our interview with Wolfgang Hoffman

Interview with James Bannon As a former undercover policeman James Bannon knows how to act as though his life depended on it. Here he talks with Dan Lentell about his one man show Running With The Firm, based on the book of the same name. Listen to our interview with James Bannon PART 2 Having…

    Interview with Tom Crawshaw Tom, from Three’s Company,  talks to us about staging the life of a Python, the process of researching and bringing to the stage a biography of this comedy legend, in his play Not the Messiah. Listen to our interview with Tom Crawshaw

Interview with Tim O’Shea Sir Timothy O’Shea has been Principal and Vice Chancellor of Edinburgh University since 2002 and is chair of the Fringe. Dan Lentell speaks to him about the cross currents between Sir Tim’s roles as an educator and custodian of many of the Fringe’s most familiar venues. Listen to our interview with…

Interview with Africa Entsha Two members of four-man a Cappella group Africa Entsha chat to Paul Levy about their music which they brought to the Just Festival in Edinburgh in 2013. Listen to our interview with Africa Entsha

Interview with CJ Hopkins Dan Lentell talks to the author of the Extemists about not playing down to the audience. Listen to our interview with CJ Hopkins

Interview with Gavin Evans Gavin Evans talks about Diving, his world premiere of cinematic movements by Gavin Evans, composed and performed live by virtuoso violinist Richard Moore and sonic artist Tom Hull. Listen to our interview with Gavin Evans

Interview with Bryony Kimmings Bryony Kimmings, and her niece, Taylor, present a unique, challenge, potent and relevant piece of theatre in Credible, Likeable Superstar Rolemodel – enough to earn them one of our coveted Outstanding Theatre Awards – the  famous FringeReview teapot.  Here the big teapot winner and the smaller teapot winner talk to us…

Interview with Shawn Hitchins Shawn Hitchins, proud ginger, and fine stand-up storyteller talks to Paul Levy about Ginger Nation, his story of being a sperm doner to a lesbian couple. Shawn talks about how the show was created and how it has developed during his Fringe run in Edinburgh. Listen to our interview with Shawn…

Interview with David Mills Dan Lentell talks with David Mills, the Sinatra of standup, about his show The Gospel Truth. Listen to our interview with David Mills

  Interview with George Lewkowicz Dan Lentell talks with George Lewkowicz about the latest outing of his Superbard. Listen to our interview with Superbard

Interview with Jack Klaff Dan Lentell talks (at length) with the creator and star of Newton. Listen to our interview with Jack Klaff

Interview with Robert McDowell Dan Lentell talks with the co-owner of Summerhall about that venue’s rising reputation as a true centre of the Fringe. Listen to our interview with Robert McDowell

Interview with Juliette Burton Dan Lentell talks with Juliette about her show When I Grow Up which chronicles her adventures and misadventures as she tries out all the jobs she thought dreamed of as a little girl. Listen to our interview with Juliette Burton

Interview with Will Seaward Dan Lentell talks with the writer and star of Socialist Fairytales. Will plucky Will avoid dropping too many spoilers? Listen to our interview with Will Seaward

Interview with A Play For September Dan Lentell talks with the team behind A Play for September the unflinching story of the relationship between a teacher and his young female pupil told from the point of view of her best friend. Listen to our interview with ‘A Play for September’

Interview with Specie Dan Lentell talks with the team behind Specie the story of a near-contemporary future in which humans can opt to change their gender at will and of one extended family navigating the consequences. Listen to our interview with ‘Specie’

Interview with Lea McGowan & Stanley Allan Sherman Dan Lentell talks with the team behind Now Leasing the cabaret act featuring rebel ballerina Lea McGowan. Listen to our interview with ‘Now Leasing’

Bedtime Solos, by Jakob Holder, is directed by Bob Paisley and features Amy Kelly and Jordan Fox. Here Bob, from Central Standard Theatre, based in Kansas City, who has directed many other works by Holder (described by Edward Albee as “a gifted and provocative young playwright”, talks about this very unique piece of new writing. Listen…

Interview with William Glenn and Trish Perry A Brief History of Beer is a new show from The Wish Experience. Perfomers William Glenn and Trish Perry talk about the Free Fringe and the creation of a comedy show, through a lot of hands-on and hands-off research. Listen to our interview with William Glann and Trish…

Natural Shocks have brought an entire venue and a suite of shows to the Edinburgh Fringe this year – a unique venue that invites you to “Pick a booth and peep…” into their work. Here we chat to Donnacadh O’Briain, Director & producer of PEEP and also writer in residence and author of several plays in…

Interview with Ryan Good Everything you wanted to know about the weird and wondrous world of sex in the animal kingdom (but were afraid to ask). Dan Lentell talks with the star and producer of Sex With Animals Ryan Good. Listen to our interview with Ryan Good

Interview with Richard Hills-Ingyon and Gaelle Stark-Ordish Dan Lentell talks with Richard Hills-Ingyon and Gaelle Stark-Ordish of For the Trumpets Shall Sound (and is joined unexpectedly by their colleagues Samuel Morgan, Kayleigh Hawkins and Bill Rose). The story of finding love and support in the most hostile of environments. Listen to our interview with ‘For the…

      Interview with George Evans and Jesse Fox George Evans and Jesse Fox from Engineer Theatre talk to Kate Saffin about their verbatim theatre production, Missing. We hear about the research process and how mountains of material were distilled into a fine piece of theatre. Listen to our interview with George Evans and Jesse…

    Interview with Colin Pip Dixon Colin Pip Dixon, from the Elsewhere Ensemble brings His Majesty, the Devil, a Play with Music,  written by his mother.  Here he talks about the play, and the special family connection between performers and writer, as well as the process of blending music with drama. Listen to our interview…

Interview with Nigel Nevinson Nigel Nevinson has written and performs in The Trials and Tribulations of Mr Pickwick. Nigel talks about the production, about Charles Dickens and about the creation of this piece of solo theatre. Listen to our interview with Nigel Nevinson

    Interview with Kathy-Jo Ross Kathy Jo-Ross is director and co-creator of Drum Struck, an interactive drum and music show built around a piece of story theatre. Here she talks about the role of directing this unique production. Listen to our interview with Kathy-Jo Ross

    Interview with Clifford Barry Clifford Barry wrote and performs the solo theatre production of You all Know Me, I’m Jack Ruby!, a penetrating and powerful examination of the man who shot Lee Harvey Oswald. Here Clifford talks to Paul Levy about how the show came into being and the process of creating an acclaimed…

    Interview with Ursula Burns Adult comedy and harp – from a woman who once ran away to the circus. A frank and inspiring interview with Ursula Burns who brings her show, I Do It For the Money, to the Free Fringe. Listen to our interview with Ursula Burns

    Interview with Daniel Cainer Daniel Cainer has been performing his blend of story telling and singing for quite a few years at the Fringe. We finally managed to track him down for a wonderful chat about making his wonderful brand of entertainment, and why he comes back year after year. This year it is…

Interview with Matt Morillo, Jaret Sacrey, Jessica Moreno and Joanne Hartson Dan Lentell talks with the team behind The Inventor and the Escort. The script which is like a Turner Classic Movies, golden era of Hollywood RomCom gem, spiced to 21st century palates. Listen to our interview with ‘The Inventor and the Escort’

Interview with Ivy Paige In a breathless interview Dan Lentell talks with cabaret sensation Ivy Paige en route between engagements. Can you spot the bit where Dan hears “hills” instead of “heels”? Listen to our interview with Ivy Paige

Interview with Luke Tudball & Heather Bagnall Dan Lentell talks with the dynamic duo behind Single Married Girl, the adaptation of Laurel Spears’ blog http://www.singlemarriedgirl.com, which follows the antics of a Chicago native who, finding herself at the crossroads of a dead-end marriage and major identity crisis, decides to take herself on a date…and see what happens next. Listen…

Interview with Shelley Knowles & Mervyn Stutter Following a hectic day at ‘Meet the Media’ Dan Lentell has an off-the-cuff chat with the director of Killing Roger as well as a genuine Fringe legend who’s Pick of the Fringe has been informing audiences since the early ’90s. Listen to our interview with Shelley Knowles & Mervyn Stutter

   Interview with Steven Green Steven is Artistic Director of highly acclaimed, London based Fourth Monkey Theatre Company. Here, Steven talks about how the company finds and develops work. In 2013, they bring three productions to the Edinburgh Fringe. Listen to our interview with Steven Green from Fourth Monkey

Interview with Steve Richards Lifelong politico and respected pundit Steve Richards has returned to Edinburgh with a second outing of his Rock ‘n’ Roll Politics. Here he talks with Dan Lentell about happenings at Holyrood and Westminster as well as the up and downs of the greasy pole climbers in both parliaments. Listen to our…

Interview with Rory McGrath and Phillip Pope Two golden oldies share their thoughts on Edinburgh Fringe 2013 and their show Bridge Over Troubled Lager with Dan Lentell. (Contains adult themes). Listen to our interview with Phillip Pope and Rory McGrath

   Interview with Patrick Collier One of the hardest working people at this year’s Fringe, Patrick Collier is the producer of both The Fantasist and The Little Soldiers. Here he talks with Edinburgh Editor Dan Lentell about the shows as well as sharing his views on life, the Fringe and everything. Listen to our interview with Patrick Collier

   Interview with Alison Pollard-Mansergh Interactive Theatre International have been touring Faulty Towers The Dining Experience since 1997. Here, in a frank interview, Alison talks of the show’s relationship to the original, and how the company keeps this consistently highly reviewed show fresh. Listen to our interview with Alison Pollard-Mansergh

Interview with Sofia Price and Brian Portsmouth P & P Theatre bring Grated Expectations to the Edinburgh Fringe. Here,  writers Brian Portsmouth and Sofia Price talk about the play, “An original new comedy based on a man’s obsession with one of the greatest British novelists of all time.” They also talk about the process of…

        Interview with Roddy Peters and Anna Wheatley Puppeteer-performers, and children’s theatre makers, Roddy Peters and Anna Wheatley from Tucked In Productions have collaborated with Greenwich Theatre to bring two shows to the Fringe – The Golden Cowpat and Sam Rose in the Shadows. Here they talk about their work and their belief that…

     Interview with Kate Saffin Alarum Theatre, writer, director and performer, Kate Saffin talks to us about her newest play, Finding Libby. Kate talks about living on, and setting a play on a canal boat, and the process of play writing. Listen to our interview with Kate Saffin

Interview with Henry Blofeld and Peter Baxter Two of cricket’s most famous voices descend from the commentary box to talk with Dan Lentell to discuss Blofeld and Baxter, the show which perfectly captures the irreverent spirit of their very special bromance. (Unedited to retain the TMS flavour). Listen to our interview with Blofeld and Baxter

Interview with Penny Jackson and Joan Kane Safe comes to the Edinburgh Fringe from the pen of writer, Penny Jackson, working with Director/Developer Joan Kane from Ego Actus. Offering fascinating insight into the relationship between writer and director, Paul Levy finds out how a novelist becomes a willing writer of plays! Listen to our interview…

Interview with Yael Karavan Yael Karavan (Karavan Ensemble) and Tanya Khabarova (Derevo), a unique collaboration, whose show at Summerhall, Somnambules and the 7 Deadly Sins, invites us “on an epic voyage into the mysteries of what we are made of, transporting us through archetypes, icons and the ancestors within us”. Paul Levy talks them about that, about…

Winner: 2013 Les Enfants Terribles Award, PIT Theatre bring this comedy, Kubrick3,  to the Edinburgh Fringe after successful reviews in London. Director, David Byrne (also Artistic Director of the company) talks to us about PIT’s unique approach to theatre. Listen to our interview with David Byrne

    Interview with Ross Drury We last interviewed Ross when he was directing Private Lives at the Grand Hotel in Brighton for Something Witty. Here he chats to Paul Levy about bringing Ed Harris’s absurdist comedy, The Cow Play with new company Smoke and Oakem. (Watch a teaser here). A revealing conversation about directing new…

   Interview with Brian Mitchell Brian Mitchell, along with co-writer, Joseph Nixon, hails from the Foundry Group. The writers of the acclaimed Those Magnificent Men, bring their new play, Big Daddy Vs. Giant Haystacks to the Edinburgh Fringe. Here Brian talks about the decision to bring the show to Edinburgh and the process of writing…

      Interview with Paul Levy Paul was interviewed recently by John Murray on Edinburgh’s Castle FM Radio. Here he chats to John about the Edinburgh Fringe, Fringe Review and the role of the reviewer. Listen to John Murray interviewing Paul Levy on Castle FM